| (1877) Wimbledon hosts its first tennis championship
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The All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, hosts the Gentlemen’s Singles Competition in lawn tennis. Tennis will prove a more enduring spectator sport than croquet, and Wimbledon will go on to become the world’s premiere tennis venue.. |
| (1922) Future matinee idol breaks swimming record
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| Before he becomes world famous as a vine-swinging jungle yodeler, future ‘Tarzan’ Johnny Weissmuller completes a 100-meter freestyle swimming race in 58.6 seconds, beating the world record and becoming the first swimmer to splash through the minute barrier. . |
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| (1955) A plea for sanity in an age of nuclear menace
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Remember your humanity, and forget the rest, is Bertrand Russell’s warning on the threat posed by nuclear weapons and the possibility of global annihilation. The English philosopher is joined by 10 other prominent thinkers, including Albert Einstein, in signing a Manifesto seeking peaceful alternatives. . |
| (1995) Jerry Garcia jams at his final concert with the Dead
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| After delighting Deadheads for decades, Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead play their last concert featuring all the band’s core members at Chicago’s Soldier Field, capping a touring career that logged more than 2,300 concerts. Garcia, their lead guitarist and unofficial spokesman, will die exactly a month later.. |
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